Strong's Greek · G1006
βόσκω
bóskō
feed, keep
Definition
to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze
Derivation
a prolonged form of a primary verb (compare G977 (βιβρώσκω), G1016 (βοῦς));
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.”
“Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.”
“So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.”
“In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.”
“Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened.”
“There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.”
“When those tending the pigs saw what had happened, they ran off and reported this in the town and countryside.”
“When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.””
“Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).